One of my favorite jewelers of all time is John Paul Miller. Several years ago, whilst attending a party at a SNAG convention in Cleveland, I actually saw a few ladies sporting some of his fantastic creations.

     I was looking at his work today trying to gain some inspiration for my Earring Trio project. The Youtube video below was nice because it showed some of the work in his sketch books.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0z8m1fP0Zs

     This article about him also showed several images of his work. I am smitten with his crabs, spiders, snails and other creatures that may have an unsavory image for some, that he managed to make so elegant.  http://www.clevelandart.org/events/exhibitions/jewelry-john-paul-miller

     The crab image above is a particular favorite. The entire design is just genius. So simple, yet so evocative of crab.